The extrajudicial punishment of rapists imprisoned in Brazil
This chapter examines the competing logics of gender and justice that intersect in Brazilian prisons as authorities attempt to protect, and inmates endeavor to punish, men who have been put behind bars in cases involving rape. On the one hand, the chapter describes the strategies of concealment pris...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Carceral communities in Latin America
Year: 2021, Pages: 89-106 |
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| Summary: | This chapter examines the competing logics of gender and justice that intersect in Brazilian prisons as authorities attempt to protect, and inmates endeavor to punish, men who have been put behind bars in cases involving rape. On the one hand, the chapter describes the strategies of concealment prison administrators and court officials use to shield prisoners from being identified as rapists. On the other hand, the chapter documents the brutal ways inmates punish peers who have become known as perpetrators of sexual assault. Ultimately, the chapter argues that power in Brazil’s male prisons cannot be understood without considering who has the authority to define and to punish acts of sexual violence. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 103-106 |
| ISBN: | 9783030614980 |
